{"product_id":"the-lost-diary-of-m-a-novel-isbn-9780062910660","title":"The Lost Diary of M: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn engrossing debut novel that cannily reimagines the extraordinary life and mysterious death of bohemian Georgetown socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer— secret lover of JFK, ex-wife of a CIA chief, sexual adventurer, LSD explorer and early feminist living by her own rules.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was a longtime lover of JFK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was the ex-wife of a CIA chief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was the sister-in-law of the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e’s Ben Bradlee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe believed in mind expansion and took LSD with Timothy Leary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was a painter, a socialite and a Bohemian in Georgetown during the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd she ended up dead in an unsolved murder a year after JFK’s assassination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe diary she kept was never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The author deftly simulates a complicated woman's diary, creating a document that feels entirely authentic….. the author includes interesting political and historical details in the entries, shedding light on a woman with a front seat to American history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This imagined diary of Mary Pinchot Meyer, socialite and lover of JFK, simmers with intrigue and sensuality, painting in vivid colors both the magnificence and dark underbelly of Camelot\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In real life, Mary Pinchot Meyer had a love affair with JFK, may have done LSD with him and was mysteriously murdered in 1964. Wolfe's riveting novel imagines what Meyer's diary--burned by the CIA after her death--might have revealed. Great fun for conspiracy theorists and romantics alike.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mary Pinchot Meyer, JFK’s lover, kept a secret diary that vanished after she was murdered in Georgetown in 1964.  In this intriguing novel, Paul Wolfe creatively conjures up the life story she might have written.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeryl Gordon, bestselling author of Bunny Mellon, The Life of American Style Legend and Mrs. Astor Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wolfe gives poignant and poetic voice to... a free spirit and early feminist..What could be easily have been salacious fluff capitalizing on JFK’s sexual proclivities is, instead, a compassionate and intricate portrait of a woman’s psyche. By placing Meyer at the nexus of one of the twentieth century’s definitive eras, Wolfe’s inspired study of a cryptic woman is credible and haunting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Devilishly creative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKitty Kelley author of Jackie Oh! and The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this novel that is part love story, part thriller and 100% page turner, Paul Wolfe takes you inside the sexual playgrounds of Cold War Washington, where spooks, secrets and LSD lurk behind every corner…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Koslow, author of Another Side of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889005621477,"sku":"NP9780062910660","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062910660.jpg?v=1730230288","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-lost-diary-of-m-a-novel-isbn-9780062910660","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}